A palpable pressure has been simmering for weeks in Miami. Frustration at the Police and National Guards strong arm tactics to clear the city of it's undead infestation. There are currently 23 cases of 'mistaken identity' shootings under investigation by the Police Watchdog and Commission Authorities. Everyone's senses are on high alert. Security forces are working double even triple shifts. When a shadow is seen in the dimly lit Miami suburb streets, it could be innocent, it could be an armed looter, or it could be an undead. Seconds to decide are all the authorities have. And sometimes, sadly, a wrong identification is made.

Violence at local Church
The violence began this morning in South Miami as National Guard troops conducted an operation to neutralize up to a dozen reanimates, rumored to be concealed in the basement of a local church. Robert Wilkerson, Pastor of “The Divine Write,” a small storefront church off South West 28th Street. Pastor Wilkerson was claiming to local residents to be able to reverse the “Necro-Mortosis” infection and reanimation process through the power of prayer, 'Cleansing the body and welcoming the soul back into its home'. His church had constructed a makeshift corral in the recreation room where he practiced daily healing rituals.

Utility repairs crews working to restore power to the area after a recent blackout sighted the apparent undead and reported them to authorities.

National Guard
According to eyewitness reports, National Guard troops responding to the call encountered “significant” resistance in the building from parishioners who allegedly attempted to block the access to the church corral. . Pastor Wilkerson and five parishioners were arrested during the operation.

In a bizarre twist, It was then discovered that the corralled undead were infarct church workers heavily disguised in make up to appear undead. Whilst the motivation is unclear. it would appear that financial gain and notoriety from the apparent 'cleansing of the undead' would be a suitable motive.

It was during the mayhem of the protesting by over zealous parishioners that tragedy struck.

Protests and violence
Troops leaving the building were greeted by a large crowd of civilians who assembled after hearing the sounds of gunfire. The situation began to deteriorate rapidly as Pastor Wilkerson was led from the church in handcuffs. Rocks and bottles were thrown by some demanding the Pastor’s release. According to witnesses, the troops were attempting to reenter the building to escape the crowd when a young boy allegedly jumped from behind the church’s concrete wheelchair accessibility ramp and shouted at the soldiers in a manner resembling an undeads guttural growl. A riot erupted after a panicked soldier opened fire on the boy with his M-16 machine gun, killing him instantly, and then shot the boy’s mother as she ran screaming from the crowd toward her son.

Additional police and National Guard forces responding to the scene were unable to contain the riot from spreading from the immediate area, and by noontime, a thirty block area of South Miami was littered with burning vehicles, at least fourteen building were on fire, and wide spread looting broke out.

Checkpoint problems
To confound the situation further, additional fire and emergency vehicles from outside the quarantine zone,although requested, were delayed at government checkpoints for up to 30 minutes. The apparent arrangement with local emergency authorities is to allow emergency vehicles a 'fast pass' that takes less than 2 minutes to process, much like Canadian and US emergency vehicles have at the Canada/US border. The system was not adhered to in this case. Consequently, many fires that may have been held under control, were left to spread.

By 2 PM, the violence in South Miami continued to spread, and three other similar riots broke out in North Miami, Liberty City, and Wynwood. Police and fire departments, already undermanned due to a limited evacuation of city employees with sick or incapacitated family members, were soon overwhelmed and ordered all personnel involved in Mortosis suppression operations to report to the nearest police station for reassignment.

State of civil emergency
At a 4 PM news conference, Florida Governor, Charlie Crist, declared a “state of civil emergency in the Miami Metropolitan area separate from the Mortosis Emergency already in effect.” “Effective immediately, I am ordering a temporary suspension of all civilian evacuations from the Quarantine Zone in order to make additional National Guard resources available to assist Miami law enforcement. This suspension is temporary in nature, and all evacuation routes will be reopened as soon as civil order is restored.”

Zombie World News was forced to relocate its offices from its North Miami headquarters to Coral Gables, after rioters attempted to break into the building’s commissary, apparently searching for food. Two news teams were attacked and had their electronic equipment stolen.

 

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